centre of the west wall, inscribed as follows: "In memory of Lt Col William Harding JP of Upcott, Pilton, who died 13th January 1886 aged 93. He served in the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers and was present at the Battles of Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes and Toulouse, for which he received the Peninsular War Medal with six clasps. He lived deservedly respected and left a widow and many friends to mourn his loss. Also of Ann Elizabeth Harding his wife who died 19th December 1893". Arms above: Or, on a bend sable three martlets of the field (Harding), a mullet for difference of a 3rd son. Crest: A falcon rising. Monument marked: W.Youings & Son, Barum Succession He was succeeded by his kinsman Colonel John Stafford Goldie Harding (1856–1936), OBE, of the Devon Regiment, who commenced his military service in 1874 with the Devon Militia and later served with the 3rd (which he later commanded) and 4th Battalions of the Devonshire Regiment. In World War I he served as Chief Recruiting Officer for Devonshire. John Stafford Goldie Harding was buried at Instow in North Devon. List of works The History of Tiverton in the County of Devon, Volume I, Books I & II, Tiverton, 1845 Historical Memoirs etc., Book I, General History and Remarkable Occurrences, pp. 1–273 Historical Memoirs etc., Book II, Lords of the Manor, pp. 1–119 Volume II, Books III & IV, Tiverton, 1847 Historical Memoirs etc., Book III, Public Donations, pp. 1–280 Historical Memoirs etc., Book IV, Antiquities, Public Buildings, And Biographical Notices, pp. 1–94 (Index for Books I-IV, pp. 95 et seq ) Harding Collection (unpublished), North Devon Ataneum, Barnstaple. Morwenstow Church, Transactions of Exeter Diocesan Architectural and Archaeological Society, 1867. Further reading Evans, Jane, Lt-Col. William Harding - A Tiverton Worthy, published in Watch & Ward, Tiverton Civic Society Newsletter, May 2016, pp. 23–31 References 1792 births 1886 deaths People educated at Blundell's School English antiquarians Fellows of the Geological Society of London British Militia officers Royal Northumberland Fusiliers officers Rifle Brigade officers 58th Regiment of Foot officers Queen's Royal Regiment officers British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Historians of Devon